Joe Biden and Donald Trump supporters in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Hackers backed by the Chinese and Iranian government were caught in an attempted cyberattack against the Trump campaign and the Biden campaign, Google said on Thursday.
Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) detected the phishing attempt — a cyberattack where hackers try to lure victims into clicking on a link and giving up sensitive credentials.
“Recently TAG saw China APT group targeting Biden campaign staff & Iran APT targeting Trump campaign staff with phishing. No sign of compromise,” Shane Huntley, the head of TAG, said in a tweet.
He added that Google sent a warning to the targeted campaign staffers, and alerted federal law enforcement officials about the attempted cyberattack.
Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Trump campaign and Biden campaign did not respond to a request for comment.
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